Francis Barlow was an English painter, etcher, and illustrator. He ranks among the most prolific book-illustrators and printmakers of the 17th century, working across several genres: natural history, hunting and recreation, politics, and decoration and design.
Restoration satires, although now very rare, were issued about 1660 to 1700, flourishing in the period after the Restoration of the Stuart monarchy.
Condition: Very good condition. Minor edge wear and light age toning to outer edges.
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London) 24.8 x 17.5 cm. Trimmed to outer boader. Published for a series of etchings published to illustrate Ogilby's Fables. It comes from from one of the finest illustrated books of the 17th-century, and this series represents the best of Hollar's work as an illustrator. A nightingale gets caught by a hawk and pleas for life because he is such a small bit of a meal. Too bad. Yum, yum. A bird caught is better than more uncaught. Wenceslaus Hollar was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in England. He is known to German speakers as Wenzel Hollar; and to Czech speakers as Václav Hollar Czech. He is particularly noted for his engravings and etchings
